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[John Hall]

Don't know if it was me, but an old McCormick would have had me 
commenting on the matter even if I couldn't help!!! A 10-20 started my 
love for old tractors.

John Hall

On 11/16/2019 9:39 PM, Milo Holroyd wrote:
> On 11/16/19 9:04 PM, John Hall wrote:
>> Doesn't surprise me, nobody really wants OLD tractors around here any 
>> longer. There was an auction a couple years ago with a bunch of stuff 
>> from the 30's--all sold for next to nothing. For the most part I feel 
>> the hobby has migrated to 60's and 70's equipment. Thats part of the 
>> reason I can't get motivated to sell my Farmall Regular nor my 
>> McCormick I-20.
>>
>> Dad has a 44 (I think) DC Case I still tow wagons with. It is in BAD 
>> need of rear tires, but even used ones will cost more than the 
>> tractor would bring--and it will crank up and go at a moments notice. 
>> I figure its worth maybe $500.
>>
>> John Hall
>
> John Hall, I think you  helped me out several years ago when I started 
> the restoration of my 1928 Russel Motor Patrol Grader.
>
> Had a 1020 for power, but someone had made some changes to the intake 
> system. With your help I have it mostly figured out.
>
> Many thanks again.
>
>
>>
>>
>> On 11/16/2019 6:53 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>> Prices were very soft. The collection was small but there was a 
>>> definite contingent of interested buyers. They all were medium 
>>> quality, older restorations.  A red belly Ford went for $1200, a 
>>> John Deere B went  for $700, and an Allis Chalmers B with a sickle 
>>> mower went for $700.   I bid $650 on that AC B but didn’t want it 
>>> bad enough to bid over $700. That was the nicest tractor on the 
>>> property. Electric start but magneto ignition. Nice tires and the 
>>> mower was correct and in excellent shape as was the tractor.  A 
>>> Farmall cub that was also pretty decent went for $1100.
>>>
>>> Several Fordsons went for between $400 and $700.  The Fordsons were 
>>> rough, I thought.  While all were older restorations and converted 
>>> to magneto ignition from coil,  all but one had either a bad 
>>> radiator or water jacket crack.   The nicest Fordson there was a 
>>> blue, English made Fordson on very good rubber and no cracks but one 
>>> bad place in the radiator.   That one was the $700 one.  Lots of 
>>> Fordson parts too.  Two nice undented  fuel tanks both went for 
>>> under $40
>>>
>>> That’s all for the report...
>>>
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